Termite Database

Termitidae: Macrotermitinae

Macrotermes trapezoides Ping & Xu, 1985

Macrotermes trapezoides Ping & Xu in Ping et al., 1985: 239-241, 244 [soldier]

Type data: holotype: major soldier (GIEC)
Type-locality: China: Guangdong Province: Hainan Island: Ya County

Additional records in the literature:


imago = imago;  soldier = soldier;   worker = worker

References

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